Category Archives: Too good to miss

>Best line in years

> “It is a tribute to the First Amendment that this kind of vile, contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated”Choice stuff from Congressman Barney Frank from Massachusetts. (And don’t get me started about the health reform debate. Clive Crook and … Continue reading

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>Lost in translation

> BoingBoing is a godsend (or a curse) for we trivia heads. They have just such interesting ….stuff. Here’s one. translationparty.com Enter an English phrase and the machine translates it into Japanese and back into English – backwards and forwards, … Continue reading

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>We are most amused

> Thanks to Virginia for this one

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>Can’t find my way home – Blind Faith

> Steve Winwood (just turned 21, I hadn’t quite…), Ginger Baker on drums, Rick Grech on bass with Clapton playing a solid 6 minutes of delicate fillers with a choice solo thrown in for good measure. Does it get much … Continue reading

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>Leaving home

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>Choice stuff

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>Bob Dylan wears his heart on his sleeve

> Stevie Ray Vaughan died on 27 August 1990. Bob Dylan played Merrillville, Indiana on the same night. He sang this song for “Stevie – wherever you are, man” Stumbled over this on the stunningly good “Cover Me” from Ray … Continue reading

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Too good to miss – Spike Milligan

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True stories – Ron Wood

> Ron Wood’s in his dressing room with whichever band it was at the time – Jeff Beck Group, Faces, Stones (where he’s still “The new boy”..). Manager pops his head around the corner and says “Oi, Ronnie. The police … Continue reading

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>Um, I don’t get it….

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